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Transport Connectivity and Health Care Access: Evidence from Liberia

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dc.contributor.authorRao, Kulwinder
dc.contributor.authorIimi, Atsushi
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-20T15:50:15Z
dc.date.available2018-04-20T15:50:15Z
dc.date.issued2018-04
dc.description.abstractHealth care access is an important policy concern, especially in rural areas. It is especially challenging in developing countries, where rural residents are poorer and less likely to be insured than those living in urban areas. Using the case of Liberia, this paper examines the effects of transport connectivity on health care access. The Ebola crisis in 2014 and 2015 clearly revealed the vulnerability of the country's transport and health systems to unexpected external shocks. Paying particular attention to the possible challenge of endogeneity associated with infrastructure investment, the study found that transport connectivity, especially greater road density, can increase access to health care, but there was no significant effect of road quality. This may be because of significantly skewed underlying data. The vast majority of roads in Liberia are in poor condition. The study also found that the statistical effect of road density varies depending on distance from a health facility. The effect is particularly significant within a 30- to 50-kilometer radius. Not only rural accessibility, but also broader transport connectivity needs to be developed to increase health care access.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/447201524065506724/Transport-connectivity-and-health-care-access-evidence-from-Liberia
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-8413
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/29715
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 8413
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectRURAL ROADS
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE ACCESS
dc.subjectHEALTH FACILITY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT CONNECTIVITY
dc.subjectEXTERNAL SHOCK
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectROAD DENSITY
dc.subjectROAD QUALITY
dc.subjectREMOTE AREA
dc.titleTransport Connectivity and Health Care Accessen
dc.title.subtitleEvidence from Liberiaen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleTransport Connectivity and Health Care Access: Evidence from Liberia
okr.date.disclosure2018-04-18
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/447201524065506724/Transport-connectivity-and-health-care-access-evidence-from-Liberia
okr.guid447201524065506724
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-8413
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-8413
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b0859023c7_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum29816101
okr.identifier.reportWPS8413
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/447201524065506724/pdf/WPS8413.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryLiberia
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okr.statistics.dr447201524065506724
okr.statistics.drstats1264
okr.topicTransport::Roads & Highways
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health Systems Development & Reform
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health and Poverty
okr.topicRural Development::Rural Roads & Transport
okr.unitTransport and Digital Development Global Practice
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